
Meaning of STOP CONSONANT
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[n] a consonant produced by stopping air at some point and suddenly releasing it; "his stop consonants are too aspirated" |
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| | Synonyms: | | occlusive, plosive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, stop |
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| | Antonyms: | | continuant, continuant consonant | |   |
| | See Also: | | click, consonant, explosion, glottal catch, glottal plosive, glottal stop, implosion, labial stop, plosion, suction stop | |
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